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Courtney Coaches buys mobile lifts for workshop refit

Stertil Koni has supplied three sets of wireless mobile column lifts as part of upgrades to the Bracknell workshop of Thames Valley bus and coach company Courtney Coaches.

Workshop
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Tyre advice for long-term vehicle parking from Michelin

Michelin has issued special guidance for haulage companies and own-account operators parking fleets for extended periods during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Road Safety
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ADL delivers in short order

ADL has delivered 44 buses in a few weeks for the start of operations of Go Cornwall Bus, a subsidiary of Go-Ahead Group.

Bus & Coach
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FleetCheck posts free Coronavirus video guides for fleets

The first six in a new series of Coronavirus video guides, the COVID-19 Transport Toolkit, produced by FleetCheck and Driving for Better Business have now been made available.

Driver / People Management
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CheckedSafe launches COVID-19 enhanced walkaround checks - UPDATED

Compliance firm CheckedSafe has created a series of enhanced walkaround checks for returning to service vehicles that have not been used for some time during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Road Safety
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Part of the COVID-19 effort – dealer testimony

Parts advisor Mike Parrish at Mercedes-Benz dealer Rygor Reading describes how it has been supporting customers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vehicle Parts
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Veg haulier turns over a new leaf

FreshLinc Group, the Spalding, Lincolnshire-based temperature-controlled, food and horticultural products logistics supplier has taken 20 new Renault Trucks tractor units from Midlands dealer BRS Trucks.

Tractor Units
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Driver CPC course moves online

TTC Group is now able to deliver its driver CPC courses and core fleet manager courses online in virtual classrooms.

Driver CPC
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Vehicle checks ‘more essential’ after MOT rules relaxed – MV Commercial

Vehicle sales and leasing company MV Commercial has advised that regular truck maintenance checks have become even more essential following the DVSA’s decision to suspend MOTs for commercial vehicles for three months.

Road Safety
Features

Are coaches an emissions zone CAZualty?

The spread of clean air zones has begun to have an impact on the used coach market. Approved retrofit emissions systems exist for only four engine types. CAZs are forcing medium-sized coach operators between a rock and a hard place, finds Peter Shakespeare

Road Legal
Features

Coaches: shifting trends

The market for coach transmissions is divided between bus-derived automatics and automated manuals developed for trucks. Richard Simpson finds out why

Engine/Transmission Management
Features

irtec vehicle technician qualification launches module for electric vehicles

Vehicle maintenance technician qualification irtec has a new module, a qualification to work safely on large electric vehicles – both HGVs and PSVs over 3.5t

Irtec